Sheung Wan (constituency)

Sheung Wan
Former Elected constituency for the Central & Western District Council
Boundary of Sheung Wan in Central & Western District
District	Central & Western
Legislative Council constituency	Hong Kong Island West
Population	14,981 (2019) [1]
Electorate	7,032 (2019) [2]
Former constituency
Created	1982
Abolished	2023
Number of members	One

Sheung Wan was one of the 15 constituencies in the Central and Western District of Hong Kong, represented from 1994 to 2021 by Kam Nai-wai of the Democratic Party in the Central and Western District Council.

The constituency was loosely based on the Sheung Wan area with estimated population of 14,981. ^[3]

Boundaries

Sheung Wan constituency is roughly based on the northwestern portion of Sheung Wan area, bounded on the west by Wilmer Street, on the south by Queen's Road West and Hollywood Road, on the east by Ladder Street and Cleverly Street, and on the north by Victoria Harbour.

The entrances/exits of MTR Sheung Wan station, which are all located east of Cleverly Street, are thus not within the boundaries of the constituency, belonging to the neighbouring Chung Wan constituency instead, as is the eastern part of the Sheung Wan where Infinitus Plaza and Wing On Centre are located. Also, the part of Sheung Wan between Hollywood Road and Caine Road belongs to the Tung Wah constituency.

Bordering Sheung Wan are the constituencies of Chung Wan, Sai Ying Pun and Tung Wah.

Councillors represented

The seat has been held by Kam Nai-wai since 1994. A founding member of the Democratic Party, Kam was a lawmaker representing the Hong Kong Island geographical constituency from 2008 to 2012.

1982 to 1985

Election		Member	Party
	1982	Siu Man-ying	Nonpartisan

1985 to 1994

Election	First Member		First Party	Second Member		Second Party
1985		Anthony Ng Shun-man	Observers		Alexander Chang Yau-hung	Nonpartisan
1985			HKAS			PHKS/Civic Association
1990			United Democrat			LDF/Civic Association
1994			Democratic

1994 to 2023

Election		Member	Party	%
	1994	Kam Nai-wai→Vacant [a]	Democratic	70.83
	1999			68.09
	2003			70.66
	2007			69.27
	2011			55.13
	2015			51.65
	2019			59.41

Election results

2010s

Central & Western District Council Election, 2019: Sheung Wan

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Kam Nai-wai	2,781	59.41	+7.71
	FTU	Lui Hung-pan	1,900	40.59	−7.71
Majority			881	18.82
Turnout			4,700	66.87
	Democratic hold		Swing

Central & Western District Council Election, 2015: Sheung Wan

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Kam Nai-wai	1,436	51.7	–3.4
	Independent	Lui Hung-pan	1,344	48.3
Majority			92	3.4	–17.1
Turnout			2,827	42.5
	Democratic hold		Swing

Central & Western District Council Election, 2011: Sheung Wan

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Kam Nai-wai	1,450	55.1	−14.2
	Independent	Chan Yin-ho	910	34.6	N/A
	People Power	Yim Tat-ming	270	10.3	N/A
Majority			540	20.5	−18.1
	Democratic hold		Swing	N/A

2000s

Central & Western District Council Election, 2007: Sheung Wan

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Kam Nai-wai	1,783	69.3	−1.4
	DAB	Leung Yuen-yee	791	30.7	+1.4
Majority			992	38.6	−2.8
	Democratic hold		Swing

Central & Western District Council Election, 2003: Sheung Wan

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Kam Nai-wai	1,756	70.7	+2.6
	DAB	Chiu Wah-kuen	729	29.3	−2.6
Majority			1,027	41.4	+5.2
	Democratic hold		Swing

1990s

Central & Western District Council Election, 1999: Sheung Wan

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Kam Nai-wai	1,468	68.1	−2.7
	DAB	Yuen Chiu-hing	688	31.9	+2.7
Majority			780	36.2	−5.4
	Democratic hold		Swing

Central & Western District Board Election, 1994: Sheung Wan

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Kam Nai-wai	1,486	70.8	+18.1
	DAB	Wong Chit-man	612	29.2	N/A
Majority			574	41.6
	Democratic hold		Swing

Central & Western District Board Election, 1991: Sheung Wan

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	United Democrats	Anthony Ng Shun-man	1,431	60.8	−1.0
	LDF	Alexander Chang Yau-hung	1,250	53.1	+10.5
	United Democrats	Kam Nai-wai	1,240	52.7
	United Democrats hold		Swing
	LDF hold		Swing

1980s

Central & Western District Board Election, 1988: Sheung Wan

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	HKAS	Anthony Ng Shun-man	1,329	61.8	−3.8
	PHKS	Alexander Chang Yau-hung	916	42.6	−8.6
	Nonpartisan	Chan Hok-man	850	39.5
	HKAS hold		Swing
	PHKS hold		Swing

Central & Western District Board Election, 1985: Sheung Wan

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Observers	Anthony Ng Shun-man	1,522	65.6	+20.3
	Nonpartisan	Alexander Chang Yau-hung	1,187	51.2
	Nonpartisan	Tsui Mei-lam	1,086	46.8
	Observers gain from Nonpartisan		Swing
	Nonpartisan win (new seat)

Central & Western District Board Election, 1982: Sheung Wan

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Nonpartisan	Shiu Man-ying	1,455	54.5
	Observers	Anthony Ng Shun-man	1,216	45.5
Majority			239	9.0
	Nonpartisan win (new seat)

Notes

1. Resigned on 7 July 2021 over new oath-taking law.

Citations

1. "Recommended District Council Constituency Areas" (PDF). Electoral Affairs Commission.
2. "Age and Sex profile of registered electors by 452 District Council Constituency Areas in 2019" (PDF). Register.
3. "2011 District Councils Election – Summary of the District Council Constituency Areas". Hong Kong Government. 5 September 2011. Retrieved 24 March 2011.

References

• 2011 District Council Election Results (Central & Western)
• 2007 District Council Election Results (Central & Western)
• 2003 District Council Election Results (Central & Western)
• 1999 District Council Election Results (Central & Western)
• Louie, K. S.; Shum, K. C. (1995). Electoral Facts in Hong Kong: 1982–1994. Hong Kong Institute of Asia-Pacific Studies. ISBN   962-441-519-6.